So I have had one of the most amazing years of my life. My life is finally starting to take a shape and I found a career that really suits me. It keeps me challenged, it makes me feel like I'm making a difference and the people are pretty amazing.
The hard part is that this internship is ending. I'll be out from the protective wing of municipal affairs and will now have to convince people to place their trust in me. I'm pretty sad that the internship is ending, but as a wise songstress wrote, "The hardest part of a broken heart isn't the ending as much as the start." (It's Feist, by the way). I'm starting my career and figuring out which direction to choose. I have to convince people they should hire me; even create a position for me.
I am most interested in policy planning/analysis, community and economic development. These positions are NOT the ones being created right now. In an economy where organizations are struggling just to keep their heads above water, they hire the people that will continue to keep them afloat. In municipalities, this translates to planners, development officers, admin staff and public works. All that other stuff that I want to do falls into the 'would be nice to have' category. If I wanted to do other people's typing or process building permits all day, I could have a job tomorrow, but it doesn't really further ummmm... ANY of my career goals.
I'm young, unjaded, and want to make a community better. I'm a hard worker and an overachiever at most stuff that I really care about. I want to buy into an organization and pour my enthusiasm into the job. You'd think people would try to have the foresight to realize the injection of energy that a young person, such as myself, can bring to an organization, especially with all this talk of succession planning everywhere I go.
Do I just say that to people? "As long as I'm engaged, and feel like I'm affecting a community, I don't need don't care what I'm doing. But I'm fun to have around the office, want to learn everything I can and will want to take on more tasks and responsibilities as time goes on. Hire me!" That doesn't sell well to alot of HR people, which displays the unfortunate lack of foresight on their part.
Okay, so this post has really moved away from the introspective beginnings and endings and has turned into a bitch session about me trying to find a job, but whatever! I'm frustrated and kind of hungover, so a bitch session it is.
In conclusion, if one more person tells me how many jobs there are out there, I'm going to punch them in the face.
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Try having a liberal arts degree. lol
Seriously, dude, I understand your position. Sometimes you have to start at the bottom, or even someplace you would never expect, to find something worthwhile. Ok, so my job's not perfect, but hey, last year I took it as a stop gap admin job and I actually have the opportunity to do a little writing now and then...which isn't great, but not too shabby, either.
And yes, there are a lot of jobs out there, if you need the money you can always go work at McDick's for $16/hour, but that's not what you're whining about, now is it? You want a career, something that stimulates your MIND, not just your wallet. Totally get it, dude. But don't get down. Because You'll find it. You will. It just might not happen right away.
I know...I'm an instant-gratification kinda gal, too. But chin up. And if all else fails, we'll start a rock n' roll band and become rich, famous, hot chicks in a band. *sticks out tongue and makes devil horn sign* woo!
K
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